Question 1

Who wrote the Art of War ?

Accepted Answer

A) Luoyang 
B) Wu 
C) Cheng 
D) Sunzi 
E) Kongzi 
A) Luoyang 
B) Wu 
C) Cheng 
D) Sunzi 
E) Kongzi

Question 2

The dominant people in the earliest Chinese dynasty for which we have written records (ca. 1766-1045 BCE)were the

Accepted Answer

A) Shang. 
B) Zhou. 
C) Scythians. 
D) Daoists. 
E) Magyars. 
A) Shang. 
B) Zhou. 
C) Scythians. 
D) Daoists. 
E) Magyars.

Question 3

Discuss the importance of the Chinese concept of "harmony" in both religious and political terms. How does this concept manifest itself in political and religious structures? Does this concept remain stable?

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Harmony remained an important considerat

Question 4

Who wrote the fullest account of the Xiongnu nomads?

Accepted Answer

A) Confucius 
B) Sima Qian 
C) Sunzi 
D) Marco Polo 
E) Darius 
A) Confucius 
B) Sima Qian 
C) Sunzi 
D) Marco Polo 
E) Darius

Question 5

If you were a Roman traveler, how would you describe Celtic society and explain the Celts' lack of state building?

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Students should discuss Celtic society a

Question 6

Compared with the Shang dynasty god, Di, the Zhou main god Tian was

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A) much more demanding and harsh. 
B) compassionate and understanding. 
C) equally uninvolved in the affairs of humans. 
D) retributive and moody. 
E) generous and wise. 
A) much more demanding and harsh. 
B) compassionate and understanding. 
C) equally uninvolved in the affairs of humans. 
D) retributive and moody. 
E) generous and wise.

Question 7

Which of the following is not one of the ways that Confucian philosophy attempts to create societal harmony?

Accepted Answer

A) By emphasizing the idea that the country is parallel to the family 
B) By expanding the traditional feelings of benevolence toward family so that they apply to all of humanity 
C) By avoiding violence and promoting justice, loyalty, and dignity 
D) By emphasizing the goodness of human nature and seeking to promote it through education, particularly of public officials 
E) By emphasizing individual freedoms 
A) By emphasizing the idea that the country is parallel to the family 
B) By expanding the traditional feelings of benevolence toward family so that they apply to all of humanity 
C) By avoiding violence and promoting justice, loyalty, and dignity 
D) By emphasizing the goodness of human nature and seeking to promote it through education, particularly of public officials 
E) By emphasizing individual freedoms

Question 8

Celtic priests set forth the doctrine of

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A) resurrection. 
B) absolution. 
C) nirvana. 
D) annihilation 
E) reincarnation. 
A) resurrection. 
B) absolution. 
C) nirvana. 
D) annihilation 
E) reincarnation.

Question 9

During the period when the kings of Nubia ruled all of Egypt, where did they live?

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A) Meroë 
B) Thebes 
C) Alexandria 
D) Napata 
E) Memphis 
A) Meroë 
B) Thebes 
C) Alexandria 
D) Napata 
E) Memphis

Question 10

People without permanent, fixed places of residence, whose way of life and means of subsistence require them to periodically migrate, often with their herds of domesticated animals, to a familiar series of temporary seasonal encampments are called

Accepted Answer

A) Sedentarians. 
B) wanderers. 
C) kulaks. 
D) nomads. 
E) rentiers. 
A) Sedentarians. 
B) wanderers. 
C) kulaks. 
D) nomads. 
E) rentiers.

Question 11

How did Nubia become a "corridor" for long-distance trade before 3000 BCE?

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A) Government policies carefully regulated and promoted trade. 
B) Egypt built a river highway for the passage of goods. 
C) Nubia had no natural resources of its own and so needed to import them. 
D) It connected sub-Saharan Africa with North Africa. 
E) Actually, Nubia never did participate in the African trade networks, preferring isolationism. 
A) Government policies carefully regulated and promoted trade. 
B) Egypt built a river highway for the passage of goods. 
C) Nubia had no natural resources of its own and so needed to import them. 
D) It connected sub-Saharan Africa with North Africa. 
E) Actually, Nubia never did participate in the African trade networks, preferring isolationism.

Question 12

If Confucianism emphasized social engagement, its great rival, Daoism, urged .

Accepted Answer

withdrawal from the

Question 13

The concept of yin and yang represented the complementary nature of

Accepted Answer

A) religion and the state in Chinese society. 
B) good and evil in Chinese morality. 
C) male and female roles in the natural order. 
D) the wisdom of age and the strength of youth. 
E) warrior and emperor in times of trouble. 
A) religion and the state in Chinese society. 
B) good and evil in Chinese morality. 
C) male and female roles in the natural order. 
D) the wisdom of age and the strength of youth. 
E) warrior and emperor in times of trouble.

Question 14

Two indigenous Chinese philosophies that emerged from the Warring States Period are

Accepted Answer

A) Confucianism and Buddhism. 
B) Confucianism and Hinduism. 
C) Confucianism and Jainism. 
D) Confucianism and Daoism. 
E) Confucianism and Judaism. 
A) Confucianism and Buddhism. 
B) Confucianism and Hinduism. 
C) Confucianism and Jainism. 
D) Confucianism and Daoism. 
E) Confucianism and Judaism.

Question 15

The greatest rival of Confucianism was

Accepted Answer

A) Daoism. 
B) Confucianism. 
C) Legalism. 
D) Moism. 
E) Rationalism. 
A) Daoism. 
B) Confucianism. 
C) Legalism. 
D) Moism. 
E) Rationalism.

Question 16

Celtic women

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A) never contributed property to a marriage. 
B) had no freedom in their sexual relations. 
C) could inherit their husbands' estates. 
D) were regular combatants on the battlefield. 
E) were considered more "royal" than men. 
A) never contributed property to a marriage. 
B) had no freedom in their sexual relations. 
C) could inherit their husbands' estates. 
D) were regular combatants on the battlefield. 
E) were considered more "royal" than men.

Question 17

The term used by the ancient Greeks for the nomadic peoples living on the steppe north of the Black and Caspian Seas was

Accepted Answer

A) Cimmerians. 
B) Sima Qian. 
C) Scythians. 
D) Kushan. 
E) Saka. 
A) Cimmerians. 
B) Sima Qian. 
C) Scythians. 
D) Kushan. 
E) Saka.

Question 18

Which of the following did the Celts lack?

Accepted Answer

A) shared elements of language 
B) shared elements of culture 
C) shared elements of belief 
D) a shared nation 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) shared elements of language 
B) shared elements of culture 
C) shared elements of belief 
D) a shared nation 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 19

What was the importance of trade to the native civilizations that emerged along the Nile south of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Nubia, the 1,000-mile stretch of the Nil

Question 20

The text regards divination as a

Accepted Answer

A) superstition. 
B) hoax. 
C) technology. 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) superstition. 
B) hoax. 
C) technology. 
D) All of these are correct. 
E) None of these are correct.

Exam 4: New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Who wrote the Art of War ?

The dominant people in the earliest Chinese dynasty for which we have written records (ca. 1766-1045 BCE)were the

Discuss the importance of the Chinese concept of "harmony" in both religious and political terms. How does this concept manifest itself in political and religious structures? Does this concept remain stable?

Who wrote the fullest account of the Xiongnu nomads?

If you were a Roman traveler, how would you describe Celtic society and explain the Celts' lack of state building?

Compared with the Shang dynasty god, Di, the Zhou main god Tian was

Which of the following is not one of the ways that Confucian philosophy attempts to create societal harmony?

Celtic priests set forth the doctrine of

During the period when the kings of Nubia ruled all of Egypt, where did they live?

People without permanent, fixed places of residence, whose way of life and means of subsistence require them to periodically migrate, often with their herds of domesticated animals, to a familiar series of temporary seasonal encampments are called

How did Nubia become a "corridor" for long-distance trade before 3000 BCE?

If Confucianism emphasized social engagement, its great rival, Daoism, urged .

The concept of yin and yang represented the complementary nature of

Two indigenous Chinese philosophies that emerged from the Warring States Period are

The greatest rival of Confucianism was

Celtic women

The term used by the ancient Greeks for the nomadic peoples living on the steppe north of the Black and Caspian Seas was

Which of the following did the Celts lack?

What was the importance of trade to the native civilizations that emerged along the Nile south of Egypt?

The text regards divination as a

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